Sr. Threat Analyst- 3rd Shift | Remote, USA

Optiv Security India Private Limited; Kansas; Remote; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cybersecurity company is seeking a Sr. Threat Analyst to join their remote team. The role involves conducting detailed security analysis and providing recommendations to enhance client security measures. Candidates should have significant experience in security operations and analysis tools, alongside strong communication skills to effectively interact with clients. The position offers a chance to impact organizational security posture and requires U.S. citizenship due to client needs.

Benefits

Diversity and Inclusion initiatives

Work/life balance

Professional training resources

Volunteer Opportunities

Qualifications

• Four or more years in Information Security required.
• Experience in a Security Operations Center or similar environment.
• Excellent time management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Conduct deep analysis for client investigations using provided data and security tools.
• Document and report on security incidents in client environments.
• Research current threats and improve security posture for clients.

Skills

Security Analysis

Reporting

Data Analysis

Security Compliance

Incident Response

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Information Security or related field

Tools

SIEM

Intrusion Detection Systems

Vulnerability Scanners

Job description

Sr. Threat Analyst- 3rd Shift | Remote, USA page is loaded

Sr. Threat Analyst- 3rd Shift | Remote, USA

Apply locations Kansas City, Missouri Atlanta, Georgia Boston, Massachusetts Salt Lake City, Utah Phoenix, Arizona time type Full time posted on Posted 4 Days Ago job requisition id 2025-12667

This position will be fully remote and can be hired anywhere in the continental U.S.

This team provides 24/7 support. This role is for 3rd shift Monday - Friday 11:00PM-7:30AM EST.

The Sr. Threat Analyst will provide deep level analysis for client investigations utilizing customer provided data sources, audit, and monitoring tools at both the government and enterprise level. The Sr. Threat Analyst will work closely with our Technology Engineers, Architects, and Threat Analysts to service customers.

How you’ll make an impact

• High level professional writing experience regarding documenting and reporting on potential security incidents identified in customer environments to include timeline of events.

• Work with partners to maintain an understanding of security threats, vulnerabilities, and exploits that could impact systems, networks, and assets.

• Provide analysis on various security enforcement technologies including, but not limited toSIEM,anti-virus,content filtering/reporting, malware prevention, firewalls, intrusion detection systems, web application firewalls, messaging security platforms, vulnerability scanners etc.

• Perform knowledge transfers, document, and train clients regarding mitigation of identified threats.

• Provide ongoing recommendations to peers and customers on tuning and best practices.

• Actively research current threats and attack vectors being exploited in the wild

• Actively work with analysts and perform investigations on escalations.

• Ability to discuss security posture with multiple clients and make recommendations to better their holistic security approach.

• Provide gap analysis for clients to better their security posture.

• Maintain and develop SOPs for threat analyst team.

• Develop and maintain Playbooks and runbooks.

• Work with internal teams to increase efficiency and effectiveness of security analysis provided by the threat analysis team.

• Training of new analysts on security and tools

• Create and maintain Content Catalog based on security essentials and the evolving threat landscape.

• Provide quality assurance (QA) review of security alerts handled by Team members.

What we’re hiring for

• As per client requirements, U.S. Citizenship is a requirement for this particular role.

• Four or more years of full-time professional experience in the Information Security field

• Experience working in a Security Operations Center (SOC), Managed Security Service (MSS), or enterprise network environment as a point of escalation.

• Excellent time management, reporting, and communication skillsincluding customer interactions and executive presentations.

• Data analysis using SIEM, Database tools, and Excel.

• Experience troubleshooting security devices and SIEM.

• Ability to create and maintain content within SIEM environments and make recommendations to clients to better their visibility.

• IDS monitoring/analysis with tools such as Sourcefire and Snort

• Experience with SIEM platforms preferred (QRadar, LogRhythm, McAfee/Nitro, ArcSight, Splunk) a plus.

• Direct (E.g., SQL Injection) versus indirect (E.g., cross-site scripting) attacks

• Experience with the following attacks: Web Based Attacks and the OWASP Top 10, Network Based DoS, Brute force, HTTP Based DoS, Denial of Service, Network Based / System Based Attacks.

• Familiarity with SANS top 20 critical security controls

• Understand the foundations of enterprise Windows security includingActive Directory, Windows security architecture and terminology, Privilege escalation techniques, Common mitigation controls and system hardening.

• Anti-Virus (AV) and Host Based Intrusion Prevention (HIPS)

• Experience in monitoring at least one commercial AV solution such as (but not limited to) McAfee/Intel, Symantec, Sophos, or Trend Micro

• Ability to identify common false positives and make suggestions on tuning.

• Understanding of root causes of malware and proactive mitigation

• Propagation of malware in enterprise environments

• Familiarity with web-based exploit kits and the methods employed by web-based exploit kits.

• Familiarity with concepts associated with Advanced Persistent Threats and “targeted malware.”

• Experience and understanding of malware protection tools (FireEye) and controls in an enterprise environment.

• Covert channels, egress, and data exfiltration techniques

• Familiarity with vulnerability scoring systems such as CVSS.

• Basic understanding of vulnerability assessment tools such as vulnerability scanners and exploitation frameworks

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What you can expect from Optiv

• A company committed to championing Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion through our Employee Resource Groups .
• Work/life balance
• Professional training resources
• Creative problem-solving and the ability to tackle unique, complex projects
• Volunteer Opportunities. “Optiv Chips In” encourages employees to volunteer and engage with their teams and communities.
• The ability and technology necessary to productively work remotely/from home (where applicable)

EEO Statement

Optiv is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants for employment will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age 40 and over, marital status, genetic information, national origin, status as an individual with a disability, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.

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